Ethan Jackson's Camera Obscura exhibit at Kennilworth has been my favorite screening this semester. It was truly exciting to see the use of a thin piece of lens, garbage bags, painter's low tack tape, a moveable wall, and available sunlight come together to create such a wonderful masterpiece. He mentioned in his Monday lecture that this was a medium that encouraged group participation and involvement. Unlike many gallery works where you'd be lucky to get a group viewing a single piece all at the same time, this work definitely can draw the crowd and keep them engaged as the work changes constantly depending on the setting and weather.
It was particularly humorous when Carl and various students decided to become part of the work and "perform" on the sidewalk. I would love to see the time-lapse creation from that, UWM will be famous! :)
I really enjoy the way that photography and technology came together to create the time-lapse visual presentations as well. What a great way to market his obvious talents to both the photo and film communities. I love the fact that he can create such inspiring/intriguing work for so little money as well. Using a digital camera and some editing software he can set up his camera obscura sometimes for only as little as $100.00. I am always interested in beauty for cheap!
I recently challenged myself to get up early and shoot a sunrise at Lake Michigan. I ended up with about 200 photos, but I've only included 22 shots in this movie. I hope you enjoy my Quicktime version of time-lapse photography (in the spirit of the video presented by Jackson) even though not created with a camera obscura. One important element I gleaned (after I'd shot these photos) was that time lapse will do best if the camera is completely still and mechanically timed to trip the shutter in a regular interval. My action of pressing the shutter has caused the frames to not line up perfectly, but the spirit and intention is genuine.
It was particularly humorous when Carl and various students decided to become part of the work and "perform" on the sidewalk. I would love to see the time-lapse creation from that, UWM will be famous! :)
I really enjoy the way that photography and technology came together to create the time-lapse visual presentations as well. What a great way to market his obvious talents to both the photo and film communities. I love the fact that he can create such inspiring/intriguing work for so little money as well. Using a digital camera and some editing software he can set up his camera obscura sometimes for only as little as $100.00. I am always interested in beauty for cheap!
I recently challenged myself to get up early and shoot a sunrise at Lake Michigan. I ended up with about 200 photos, but I've only included 22 shots in this movie. I hope you enjoy my Quicktime version of time-lapse photography (in the spirit of the video presented by Jackson) even though not created with a camera obscura. One important element I gleaned (after I'd shot these photos) was that time lapse will do best if the camera is completely still and mechanically timed to trip the shutter in a regular interval. My action of pressing the shutter has caused the frames to not line up perfectly, but the spirit and intention is genuine.
